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Mabel vs Le Roy

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+11.2 pts in Le Roy) and trails (2× in Mabel).

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Mabel, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 730 people

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Le Roy, MNHomes around $213KMinnesota · 803 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MabelKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 90%of MN districts Housing$219K typical home38% below the MN typical home All about Mabel →

Le RoyHomes around $213K

Housing$213K typical home39% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 33%of MN districts All about Le Roy →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+11.2 pts

Le Roy has grown faster since 2010

Le Roy +3%Mabel -8.2%

Mabel has more miles of trail

Mabel 0.6 miLe Roy 0.3 mi

Average commute5 min

Mabel has the shorter commute

Le Roy 36 minMabel 30 min

Work from home+4.6 pts

More people work from home in Le Roy

Le Roy 6%Mabel 1.4%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

AMabelBetter than 90% of districts in the state CLe RoyBetter than 33% of districts in the state

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Mabel$1,360/mo

Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $729/mo · Housing →

Le Roy$1,360/mo

Typical home $213K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $697/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

MabelLe Roy

Snow a year47″51″

January low—5°F

July high—79°F

Growing season (days)—146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 72nd

Outdoors & history

MabelLe Roy

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

National Register places—2

Community

MabelLe Roy

Library hours a week28 hrs 33 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MabelMN Le RoyMN

Mabel ↔ Le Roy37 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

MabelLe Roy

People

Population 730Lowest 803Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.2%Lowest MN: +7.6% +3%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 49.2±5.1Highest 27% above MN 47.5±9.4Lowest 22% above MN

Mabel and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 15.2%±3.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 17.7%±7.7Highest MN: 22.9%

Le Roy and Mabel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 33.3%±7.3Highest MN: 17.3% 32.1%±2.7Lowest MN: 17.3%

Mabel and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 21.8%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.6Highest MN: 5.8% 3.2%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8%

Mabel and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,392±$6kHighest 33% below MN $54,485±$10kLowest 39% below MN

Mabel and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,400±$20kHighest 60% below MN $122,800±$22kLowest 63% below MN

Mabel and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $729±$92Highest 43% below MN $697±$459Lowest 46% below MN

Mabel and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,488Lowest 56% below MN $1,673Highest 50% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.1%±27.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 80.3%±39.9Highest MN: 48.1%

Le Roy and Mabel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.9%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 79.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN 1963Highest 16 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 33% above MN 36 minHighest 56% above MN

Work from home 1.4%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 6%±2.6Highest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 7.1%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Lowest 0.72Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (16%)Rochester (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Le RoyFew work in Mabel

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.2Highest 90.0Lowest

Schools

School district Mabel-Canton Public School DistrictLEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

High school in town Mabel-Canton SecondaryLeroy Secondary

Students per teacherat that high school 10.1Lowest 17.3Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Mabel neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.